diff --git a/src/components/Directory/UpdateContact.jsx b/src/components/Directory/UpdateContact.jsx
index 31671be5..d210435c 100644
--- a/src/components/Directory/UpdateContact.jsx
+++ b/src/components/Directory/UpdateContact.jsx
@@ -345,7 +345,7 @@ await submitContact({ ...cleaned, id: existingContact.id });
                 </option>
               ) : (
                 <>
-                  <option disabled selected value="">
+                  <option disabled  value="">
                     Select Category
                   </option>
                   {contactCategory?.map((cate) => (